‘Career Options: Academia’
Job Opportunity: Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, Lawrence University – Appleton, WI
Apr. 6, 2022—Lawrence University of Wisconsin, a selective undergraduate liberal arts college and conservatory of music located in Appleton, Wisconsin, invites applications for a two-year appointment as a Visiting Assistant Professor to begin September 1, 2022. Requirements: Applicants should hold a PhD in biology or related discipline and be interested in working closely with undergraduate students. Responsibilities:...
Job Opportunity: Two Openings for Harvard Medical School Curriculum Fellows – Cambridge, MA
Apr. 6, 2022—The Curriculum Fellows Program (CFP) at Harvard Medical School (HMS) is now accepting applications for a fellow in Developmental and Regenerative Biology and a fellow in Biomedical Informatics. Please see the detailed job descriptions linked above for specific information about each position. About the program CFs have diverse academic roles and professional identities, but our work is united...
Job Opportunity: Biology Education Postdoctoral Researcher, Texas State University – San Marcos, TX (Deadline: 4/15)
Apr. 6, 2022—The Department of Biology at Texas State University invites applications for a post-doc position to join the biology education research team led by Dr. Kristy Daniel. Primary responsibilities will include contributing to a research project exploring how people learn biology through visualizations supported by eye-tracking evidence. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to...
Job Opportunity: Biology Visiting Faculty (Teaching Specialist or Lecturer), University of Minnesota – Rochester
Apr. 6, 2022—The University of Minnesota Rochester (UMR) invites applications for a visiting faculty position in biology (non-tenure track) for its undergraduate degree program, the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences (BSHS). The position is teaching-focused, including classroom and lab instruction and JustASK hours (100% teaching). This is a 9-month, annually renewable position, beginning August, 2022, through May, 2025, with the possibility...
Job Opportunity: Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, Thiel College – Greenville, PA
Apr. 6, 2022—The Biology Department of Thiel College invites applications for a one-year, visiting assistant professor to teach Molecular Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, and Foundations of Biology for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023. Role Description & Responsibilities The ideal candidate will demonstrate evidence of teaching effectiveness and support of undergraduate research projects. The successful candidate will teach 24...
Job Opportunity: Assistant Dean for Research Support and Compliance, Vanderbilt University – Nashville, TN
Apr. 4, 2022—The Vanderbilt School of Medicine is looking to hire someone to work closely with Dr. Chuck Sanders in his role as Associate Dean for Research in the Office of the Dean of the School of Medicine – Basic Sciences. The likely title of this position will be “Assistant Dean for Research Support and Compliance”. The ideal...
Job Opportunities: Multiple Positions Available at UMass Chan Medical School
Mar. 21, 2022—Multiple positions are open at UMass Chan Medical School! Though all candidates are welcome, the Senior Program Manager and Assistant Dean positions, in particular, are both designed for people with experience in the professional development of scientists. Note that experience in professional development for graduate students/postdocs would be quite relevant also for the roles related...
Job Opportunity: Scientist Educator-Assistant, Associate, or Professor of Medical Education-Microbiology, Belmont University, Nashville, TN
Mar. 1, 2022—The Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine at Belmont University is seeking a Microbiologist to be a core faculty member as a Scientist Educator in the Department of Medical Education. This is a full-time faculty position at the rank of assistant, associate, or professor. Primary Duties and Responsibilities: • Contribute to the development, delivery,...
ASM Future Leaders Mentoring Fellowship Application due March 8!
Feb. 24, 2022—What is the ASM Future Leaders Mentoring Fellowship? The ASM Future Leaders Mentoring Fellowship is designed to support senior undergraduate, postbaccalaureate, master’s and doctoral graduate students from underrepresented groups who demonstrate an interest in the microbial sciences and seek mentorship in navigating their career trajectory. Microbiology sectors include but are not limited to academia, industry,...
Explainer: hard vs. soft money
Feb. 4, 2022—You may hear academics throwing around terms like “hard money” and “soft money” when talking about salaries. What do these terms mean, anyway? This blog post explains the difference.
Spring 2022 Women in the Academy Series
Jan. 11, 2022—Authenticity in the Job Search: Finding a Job and Remaining True to Yourself Lauren Easterling, Director of Trainee Services, Indiana University School of Medicine Thursday, January 27 12:00–1:15 p.m. Zoom sign up here.
Job Opportunity: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor, Center for Health Equity Transformation, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY
Aug. 5, 2021—Job Opportunity: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor, Center for Health Equity Transformation, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY Introduction We are seeking Assistant, Associate, or Full Professors for tenure track, Regular Title Series, full-time (12 month) positions in the Center for Health Equity Transformation (CHET) in the College of Medicine at the University...
Job Opportunity: Lecturer, Human Physiology, Biology Division, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Jul. 1, 2021—Lecturer, Human Physiology, Biology Division, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN The Department of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology (BCMB) and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) in the Biology division at the University of Tennessee invite applications for a non-tenure track, full-time, 9-month position of Lecturer. The primary responsibilities of this position...
2021 ASPIRE Career Symposium: Educating Panel
Apr. 7, 2021— It’s time for the 2021 ASPIRE Annual Career Symposium: Careers for the Citizen Scientist! EDUCATING PANEL Friday, May 7 10:30-11:30am CST Zoom Webinar Register for Educating Panel Dr. Emily Dilger, PhD, Chief Education Officer, Ignited Dr. Emily Dilger is the Chief Education Officer of Ignited, a non-profit focused on teacher professional development. Teachers are...
Job Opportunity: Director, Programs (Career Services for Office of Graduate Studies), Miller School of Medicine’s Office of Graduate Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Apr. 6, 2021—The University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine’s Office of Graduate Studies has an exciting career opportunity for a Director, Programs for the student career services. Reporting to the Executive Director of the Office of Graduate Studies (OGS), the Director of Career Services is responsible for developing and establishing strategic plans, programs, and services to...
Careers in Medical Education
Apr. 5, 2021—The International Association of Medical Science Educators is forming an interest group for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows interested in careers in medical education. Learn more in and sign up here (Careers-in-Medical-Education1) if you are interested in hearing about events they plan to sponsor about careers in this field.
Job Opportunity: Assistant Professor Department of Biology College of Arts & Sciences, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
Mar. 26, 2021—JOB SUMMARY: Adelphi University invites applications for a tenure-track position in biology to begin in fall 2021. We seek candidates who have a strong commitment to teaching undergraduate and graduate students from diverse cultural backgrounds. The position is for a biologist broadly defined, who must be able to teach regulatory physiology, anatomy and physiology, comparative...
Job Opportunity: Assistant Professor- Animal Behavior, Department of Biology College of Arts & Sciences, Garden City, NY
Mar. 26, 2021—JOB SUMMARY: Adelphi University invites applications for tenure-track position in biology to begin in fall 2021. We encourage applications from diverse cultural backgrounds. The position is for a biologist, research area open, with teaching responsibilities to include animal behavior, molecular neuroscience, introductory biology, and or related courses. Additional teaching responsibilities will be determined but could...
Job Opportunity: Assistant/Associate/Professor of Physiology, DCOM, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN
Mar. 25, 2021—Job DescriptionThe Assistant/Associate/Professor of Physiology for the Harrogate location shall have the primary responsibility of teaching physiology in accordance with LMU-DCOM approved curriculum. They shall be held accountable for scholarly activity, also, as they contribute to the attainment of the mission of the University, the School, and the Department. Required QualificationsPh.D. in physiology or closely...
Job opportunity: Collegiate Faculty (Open Rank), The Virginia Tech School of Neuroscience, Blacksburg, VA
Mar. 13, 2021—The Virginia Tech School of Neuroscience is currently looking to hire an instructional faculty to help teach undergraduate neuroscience courses to our 800 majors. The position is open rank and is in our Collegiate Faculty track. The Collegiate Faculty track is a non-tenure track with ranks at the Assistant, Associate, and Full Collegiate Professor levels....